Cut
Cut noun - A style or arrangement of hair.
Usage example: she decided she needed a new cut after wearing her hair the same way for years
Perm
Perm noun - A series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals.
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Synonyms for Perm
Nearby Words: permed, perming
Both words in one sentence
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The Sixth Doctor just took all of that and exaggerated it in bright primary colours - a big patchwork coat, a massive blond perm, teddy-bear buttons on his waistcoat, a cat brooch - with the main concession to historical clothing being a distinctly Victorian cut to his clothes.
Source: Fashion Dissonance -
Rap the Curse Out Of Him: PaRappa fixes Hairdresser Octopus's obesstion with taking people hostage to give them giant afros by beating him in a rap while also helping him snip, cut, trim, dye, and perm.
Source: Video Game / PaRappa the Rapper - The perm or wavy haircut was very common around the mid-1980s (the Cobra Kai guys all had this cut in The Karate Kid), but you never see it being used when people recreate the '80s — probably because it "doesn't look '80s enough".
Source: Popular History
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